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The story of Boudicca’s revolt is as epic as you can get. It’s got murder and pillage, Romans behaving badly, cities on fire, and a layer of destruction that was scorched [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   We couldn’t have produced this episode without the following sources. Huge thanks especially to Vanessa Collingridge’s epic book – [...Read More...]

Ancient Rome was full of rich, ambitious social climbers in a cutthroat political environment—people who had enemies to get rid of, and deep pockets to pay for the service. [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Just for amusement’s sake, here’s a clip of that scene from Harry Potter where the kids repot a mandrake: Interestingly enough, everything in [...Read More...]

Just for fun, here’s a clip from 300. Check out the Totally Authentic Abs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdNn5TZu6R8 AND! I hunted down a clip from the sequel, 300: [...Read More...]

First, before we talk about anything else: Here’s a link to that museum exhibit on the Scythians that Genn and I saw at the British Museum. It’s a great [...Read More...]